Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170718332 - EMPLOYEE LACERATES WRIST USING GRINDING TOOL AT WINERY

Accident Summary Nr: 170718332 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/25/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119730612	08/26/1993	2084	0	Napa Wine Company

Abstract: AT ABOUT 9:15 A.M. ON AUGUST 25, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING THE EXCESS MATERIAL THAT HAD BUILT UP ON THE GRATES GUARDING THE CONVEYOR SCREW ON A WHITE WINE PRESS. THE GRINDING WHEEL ON THE 7-INCH, POWERED, HAND-HELD MATERIAL GRINDER HAD NO GUARD. WHEN THE GRINDER CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE MACHINERY, IT BOUNCED BACK, SLICING THROUGH EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT WRIST. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED FIRST AID AT THE SITE WHILE THE AMBULANCE WAS SUMMONED. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TO REATTACH MUSCLES AND TENDONS.

Keywords: GRINDER, WORK RULES, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119730612			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Welders and cutters

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